~Familiar Stranger~
~Chapter 8~
They found the weaponry room and was surprised to find it unguarded and unlocked.
"They either have been slacking off with the security around here, or they're planning for
us to fall into one of their traps." Hitomi said, instantly growing cautious. Dilandau looked around, searching for anything.
"I don't see anything." He said, looking at her, waiting for her to answer. She looked around the room slowly, and could see their swords on the other side of the room.
"I'm telling you, this seems like a setup." Nevertheless, they entered the room and walked over to where their swords were hanging on the wall. Dilandau and Miguel got theirs and Rafe's sword down, and Hitomi started looking around the room at the other weapons.
"Hitomi?" Dilandau asked, confused. She ran her hands over a crossbow on the wall and took it down. Taking some arrows as well, she loaded it, aimed it at Dilandau and shot it. It struck the wall millimeters from Dilandau's neck, causing him to jump and back away. She looked the crossbow over again.
"I like this. Kay, we can go now." Dilandau stared at the arrow embedded into the wall, then caught up with Hitomi and they left the room, heading for the hanger.
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Hitomi was on extreme edge, deeply wary about the fact that they haven't met anyone.
"I'm telling you, I have a bad feeling. This just isn't right." Miguel agreed with her and walked over to the door on the hanger. After studying it, he turned back to Dilandau.
"It's got an odd lock on it sir."
"What are you talking about?" Dilandau asked. Hitomi walked over to it and looked it over, recognizing it in an instant.
"I've seen these before on the Mystic Moon. You type in a certian combination and the lock opens automatically. But what I can't understand is how Gaea got ahold of them."
"So what's the combonation?" Miguel asked.
"I'm not sure. It could take a while to crack it. We could always find another-" She stopped as Dilandau drove his sword into it and it broke off with a small explosion, causing the door toswingopen. "Yes, or, you could do that." She finished. Shaking her head, she entered the hanger
and looked around. "Oh my gods! I'd rather fly back myself, rather then pilot one of these outdated guymelefs!" Hitomi snapped. Dilandau shook his head, laughing silently, and headed towards the
edge.
"You're not flying all the way back, that's too far; you'd probably kill yourself. but you're not taking a guymelef either. We're going to fly down, Miguel can take one of the guymelefs down, and we're going to walk the rest of the way." Hitomi groaned.
"I'm starting to rethink the guymelefs." She muttered as she and Dilandau let out their wings and Miguel ran over to one of the guymelefs.
Once back on the ground, they started towards the capital's direction.
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They finally made it to the gates of the Fortress for Zaibach's capital and Dilandau told them to open them.
"And why would I do that?" Asked the guard over the gates. Dilandau was shocked then felt the anger start to boil up inside him.
"How dare you. Do you have any idea who I am?!" The guard stared at him.
"Am I supposed to? 'Cause I don't, and I could care less who you are anyway." Dilandau slapped his hand against his forhead, muttering foul language under his breath.
"I'm the d*mn leader of this country!!" He snapped, starting to tremble with rage. Hitomi gently grabbed his arm.
"Lord Dilandau-" He stopped her, waiting for the guard to comwe to his senses.
"Well, I have orders from the leader of Zaibach to leave these gates locked until he gives the word."
"What?! Why you-" Hitomi stopped him.
"Lord Dilandau, come on. We'll find another way in." She hissed. Dilandau stared at her for a moment, then looked up at the guard with blood in his eyes, and walked away.
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"No good, useless, idiotic guard. Lowlife, insuliant, dirty, disgusting-"
"Lord Dilandau?"
"What?!" He snapped, whipping around to find a very startled Hitomi.
"Well, I was wondering if you knew another way in."
"Well, I thought maybe you would know that. Oh, wait, why should I think that?
You've been absolutely useless to me!" Hitomi was shocked at the insult, and for once, wasn't
able to think of something to say back. For a strange reason, she was hurt by the remark a lot
more then she thought she would and walked away to let Dilandau steam over the insuliance
of palace guards, as he put it. Miguel watched her leave, then turned to Dilandau.
"Lord Dilandau, I don't understand how this is Hitomi's fault." Dilandau turned to
Miguel, thoroughly annoyed.
"I am not in the mood for your attitude, Lavileir. Don't start with me." He then walked
off in the opposite direction Htiomi had left in. Miguel watched him leave, then glanced over at
Hitomi, finding he couldn't see her. He followed the path she took and found her in a clearing by
a river, starting a fire. He stopped a ways away, watching her. After a moment, he turned and left.
She sat down in front of the fire, staring at it as if transfixed. *Is it true? Am I just a nuciance to Zaibach? To Dilandau? All I've done was fight some battles for him, which he has
many men for as it is, and save his life a few times, which I am absolutely sure that I'm not the
first of.* She stirred a stick in the flames until it caught fire, then pulled it out and stared at the
small flame on the end of the wood. She waved her finger in the flame, then pulled it ot to stare
at the burn on her finger. Sighing, she threw the stick into the fire and layed back to stare at the
sky.
A/N: well, guess dilly's in a bad mood. does he have to take it out on hitomi?
what should happen next? hah, got me.
~Wild Angel~